Opistognathus
Opistognathus aurifrons
Opistognathus whitehursti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Opistognathidae
Genus: Opistognathus
G. Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Opistognathus nigromarginatus
Rüppell, 1830
Synonyms

Gnathypops Gill, 1862
Merogymnoides Whitley, 1966
Merogymnus Ogilby, 1908
Tandya Whitley, 1930
Upsilonognathus Fowler, 1946

Opistognathus is a genus of fish in the family Opistognathidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.[1]

Species

There are currently 72 recognized species in this genus:

  • Opistognathus adelus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Obscure jawfish) [2]
  • Opistognathus afer Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (African jawfish) [2]
  • Opistognathus albicaudatus Smith-Vaniz, 2011 (White-tail jawfish) [3]
  • Opistognathus alleni Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Abrolhos jawfish)
  • Opistognathus annulatus (Eibl-Eibesfeldt & Klausewitz, 1961)
  • Opistognathus aurifrons (D. S. Jordan & J. C. Thompson, 1905) (Yellow-head jawfish)
  • Opistognathus brasiliensis Smith-Vaniz, 1997 (Dark-fin jawfish)
  • Opistognathus brochus W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
  • Opistognathus castelnaui Bleeker, 1860 (Castelnau's jawfish)
  • Opistognathus crassus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Stout jawfish) [2]
  • Opistognathus cuvierii Valenciennes, 1836 (Bar-tail jawfish)
  • Opistognathus cyanospilotus Smith-Vaniz, 2009 (Blue-blotch jawfish)
  • Opistognathus darwiniensis W. J. Macleay, 1878 (Darwin jawfish)
  • Opistognathus decorus Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino, 1985
  • Opistognathus dendriticus (D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908) (Dendtric jawfish)
  • Opistognathus dipharus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Tail-beacon jawfish) [2]
  • Opistognathus elizabethensis Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Elizabeth Reef jawfish)
  • Opistognathus ensiferus Smith-Vaniz, 2016 [4]
  • Opistognathus evermanni (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
  • Opistognathus eximius (J. D. Ogilby, 1908) (Harlequin jawfish)
  • Opistognathus fenmutis Acero P & Franke, 1993
  • Opistognathus fossoris W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
  • Opistognathus galapagensis G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Galapagos jawfish)
  • Opistognathus gilberti J. E. Böhlke, 1967 (Yellow jawfish)
  • Opistognathus hongkongiensis W. L. Y. Chan, 1968
  • Opistognathus hopkinsi (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
  • Opistognathus inornatus E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1887 (Black jawfish)
  • Opistognathus iyonis (D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1913)
  • Opistognathus jacksoniensis W. J. Macleay, 1881 (Jawfish)
  • Opistognathus latitabundus (Whitley, 1937) (Blotched jawfish)
  • Opistognathus leprocarus Smith-Vaniz, 1997 (Rough-cheek jawfish)
  • Opistognathus liturus Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino, 1985
  • Opistognathus lonchurus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Moustache jawfish)
  • Opistognathus longinaris Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Long-nostril jawfish) [2]
  • Opistognathus macrognathus Poey, 1860 (Banded jawfish)
  • Opistognathus macrolepis W. K. H. Peters, 1866 (Big-scale jawfish)
  • Opistognathus margaretae Smith-Vaniz, 1983 (Half-scaled jawfish)
  • Opistognathus maxillosus Poey, 1860 (Mottled jawfish)
  • Opistognathus megalepis Smith-Vaniz, 1972 (Large-scale jawfish)
  • Opistognathus melachasme Smith-Vaniz, 1972 (Yellow-mouth jawfish)
  • Opistognathus mexicanus G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Mexican jawfish)
  • Opistognathus muscatensis Boulenger, 1888 (Robust jawfish)
  • Opistognathus nigromarginatus Rüppell, 1830 (Birdled jawfish)
  • Opistognathus nothus Smith-Vaniz, 1997
  • Opistognathus panamaensis G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Panamanian jawfish)
  • Opistognathus papuensis Bleeker, 1868 (Papuan jawfish)
  • Opistognathus pardus Smith-Vaniz, Bineesh & Akhilesh, 2012 (Leopard jawfish) [5]
  • Opistognathus punctatus W. K. H. Peters, 1869 (Fine-spotted jawfish)
  • Opistognathus randalli Smith-Vaniz, 2009 (Gold-specs jawfish)
  • Opistognathus reticeps Smith-Vaniz, 2004
  • Opistognathus reticulatus (McKay, 1969) (Reticulated jawfish)
  • Opistognathus rhomaleus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Giant jawfish)
  • Opistognathus robinsi Smith-Vaniz, 1997 (Spot-fin jawfish)
  • Opistognathus rosenbergii Bleeker, 1856 (Rosenberg's jawfish)
  • Opistognathus rosenblatti G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Blue-spotted jawfish)
  • Opistognathus rufilineatus Smith-Vaniz & G. R. Allen, 2007 (Red-lined jawfish)
  • Opistognathus scops (O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) (Bulls-eye jawfish)
  • Opistognathus seminudus Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Half-naked jawfish)
  • Opistognathus signatus Smith-Vaniz, 1997
  • Opistognathus simus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Cargados jawfish) [2]
  • Opistognathus smithvanizi W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
  • Opistognathus solorensis Bleeker, 1853 (Solor jawfish) [4]
  • Opistognathus stigmosus Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Coral Sea jawfish)
  • Opistognathus trimaculatus Hiramatsu & Endo, 2013 (Five-banded jawfish) [6]
  • Opistognathus variabilis Smith-Vaniz, 2009 (Variable jawfish)
  • Opistognathus verecundus Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Bashful jawfish)
  • Opistognathus walkeri W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
  • Opistognathus whitehursti (Longley, 1927) (Dusky jawfish)
  • Opistognathus ctenion Fujiwara, Motomura & Shinohara, 2023
  • Opistognathus schrieri Smith-Vaniz, 2017
  • Opistognathus thionyi Smith-Vaniz, Tornabene & Macieira, 2018
  • Opistognathus vicinus Smith-Vaniz, Tornabene & Macieira, 2018
  • Opistognathus ocellicaudatus Shinohara, 2021
  • Opistognathus wharekuriensis Schwarzhans, 2019

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Opistognathus in FishBase. October 2016 version.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2010): New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Smithiana Bulletin, 12: 39-54.
  3. ↑ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2011): Opistognathus albicaudatus, a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Andaman Islands. Zootaxa, 3085: 34–40.
  4. 1 2 Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2016): Opistognathus ensiferus, a new species of jawfish (Opistognathidae) from the Gulf of Mannar, India, with redescription of O. solorensis Bleeker. Zootaxa, 4196 (2): 278–288.
  5. ↑ Smith-Vaniz, W.F., Bineesh, K.K. & Akhilesh, K.V. (2012): Opistognathus pardus, a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 3523: 20–24.
  6. ↑ Hiramatsu, W. & Endo, H. (2013): Opistognathus trimaculatus, a New Jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from Tosa Bay, Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science, Ser. A., Suppl. No. 7: 19–23.
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